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In total, City have completed 5,570 passes in their eight Premier League games, significantly more than second-placed Arsenal who have managed 4,869.

And of the top 10 passers in the Premier League so far this season, five of them are City players. Nicolas Otamendi is top with 667, Fernandinho joint-second with 663, Silva fifth with 639 and De Bruyne and John Stones are joint-eighth with 555.

City have also had more touches of the ball than any other side. The Blues have taken 7,023 touches, while second-place Tottenham have taken 6,373

Ederson has conceded just four goals in his first 10 matches in a City shirt.

Raheem Sterling has scored six goals in his last six Premier League games. In his previous 31, he’d managed five.

Gabriel Jesus has been directly involved in 10 goals in his last nine Premier League games, scoring eight and assisting two.

Indeed, it’s been a full year since Jesus lost a competitive match. It was October 2016, when Santos beat Palmeiras 1-0 in the 33rd round of the Brazilian league.